The Heather Nova Online Magazine US edition for creative minds
The Heather Nova Online Magazine is a nonprofit unofficial website. Our office is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
We call our site the Heather Nova Online Magazine US edition because we want to let the Heather Nova fans in the USA know that we're right with you! Heather doesn't do many gigs in the USA, and we want to give you an active voice! Our mission is to popularize Heather's music in the States so that she will be able to do gigs in the States too.
We hope to achieve our mission by offering you the best you can get on the net and by providing you with lots of information about our idol & our figure head: Heather Nova, the shining star from Bermuda.
On our website, you can find lots of information about our figurehead Heather Nova and also about other interesting topics like science, world news, music, creativity, etc.
Do you want to know how you can highlight your code within PHP? Then go to the section "Software & Education, PHP, PHP Highlight", were you can learn all about this handy PHP feature.
A message from Tom Mauser...
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Today I received an email from Tom Mauser about the shooting in the library of Columbine High School in 1999 -- one of 12 innocent kids who lost their lives for no reason at all. His 15-year old son was one of the victims.
These tragedies keep happening, and so far, Congress has failed to take common-sense action to stop them -- even though nine in 10 Americans have agreed that expanding background checks would help close the loopholes that put guns in the hands of dangerous people and prevent future violence.
Today, OFA and allied organizations are standing up for a national Day of Action to ask members of Congress: What will it take to finally act to prevent gun violence?
In December, when Tom heard about the shooting in Newtown, he sat in his office and broke down. He was watching another community torn apart by guns -- more parents grieving, more kids who would never see graduation, or a wedding, or a family of their own.
In his email he asked if I wanted to put a link to help the president to do one thing for gun violence prevention.
It's a link to an online petition and even though we're not a political website, we decided to put the link on our website since we have to do one thing for gun violence prevention.
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Hello world,
Today I received a fraudulent email that I had to check our server due to a MySQL failure.
The email had a link to logon in the system.
Everyone using that link to logon will leave his or her username and passaord in the log files on
the fraudulent server.
This is what the email looks like:
CPanel Network Server Monitor wrote:
> Message from CPanel Network Server Monitor, 08/03/2013 10:17:00:
>
> Item:
> DRIVER=MYSQL Server; MYSQL
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> Result:
> Failure
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> Explanation:
> ERROR: Opening connection to database, ADO error: Unspecified error MYSQL Server does not exist or access denied.
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> To resolve this issue, please, restart MySQL Server, using this URL:
>
> http://leanneliakosphotographyblog.com/sys/cpanel/session-129373200012/index.php
* Warning : do not fall for that! *
NEW HEATHER SINGLE IN U.S. and CANADA ~
MTV NETWORKS SUPPORTING ENTIRE "300 DAYS..." ALBUM
Heather’s new single, “Save A Little Piece of Tomorrow” will officially be available today, on iTunes, in the U.S. and Canada. This will be the same edited version that will be serviced to Triple A radio in the states on Wednesday February 27th.
In conjunction with the new single, Heather's US and Canadian label, eOne, has secured a synch licensing deal with MTV Networks, for the entire "3OO Days..." album to be used for "music beds" across all of the MTV platforms. The first of which will be tonight at 1O pm central/9 pm eastern on the hugely rated "Snooki and JWOWW" episode 'Between A Rock and a Hard Place".
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Amsterdam, July 6, 2013.
First of all we want to congratulate Heather with her birthday and because it's a special day, our website also exists 10 years, I decided to celebrate it with the creation of a Heather Nova Web Browser that I programmed in MS-Visual Studio 2010.
The browser contains direct links to:
heathernova.com, heathernova.us, heather nova on Wikipedia, heather nova video clips on you tube, heather nova on twitter and heather nova guitar tabs.
The browser also uses various search engines to find any article about Heather Nova on the Internet.
However, you can also use the browser to surf the web.
The browser also offers a screen capture utility. If you press down the F7 button, then the system will create an image of the current web page you're viewing.
The Heather Nova Browser will open MS-Word for you, with the picture of the web page into your document, so that you can write your own article about the website or whatever...
The browser will also store every URL you enter an external file that you can either delete or edit.
You can download the browser on our website if you go to the "downloads" section on our webiste.
The browser works on Windows XP service pack 3, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
p.s. the browser is freeware and doesn't contain spyware, it's based on MS-IE technology.
The old Heather Nova Flash site is back online!
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There's some great news for those of you who liked the old nova flash site, because we decided to bring the site back to life. There's a reason for this: we started the Heather Nova Online Magazine in '01. In '03, I registered heathernova.us and this site was a fact! So this is our tenth anniversary and what is the best way to celebrate? To bring back some of that old magic we all know as multimedia! So we proudly present the old heathernova website that I created in '08.
The flash site was online from '08 until '10, and now it's back with the original messages that Heather wrote...
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Our Heather Nova Online magazine is powered by Horizon Quick Content Management System, which we also offer as open-source software on sourceforge.net because we believe in sharing information with the rest of the world. Now, after more than a year of developing we created a new stable version of Horizon QCMS: version 4.
With Horizon QCSM it's simple to maintain a website...
Huge thanks to Sanja Gjenero who gave us permission to use some of her photos for Horizon QCMS 4.0.
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In the Washington Post, I read an article that the United States should step up its involvement in the conflict in Syria. Sen. John McCain, charged that President Obama has failed to follow through on a statement that the use of chemical weapons in the conflict would constitute a “red line.”
I agree with Sen. McCain that the use of chemical weapons is wrong. But is sending weapons to the rebels a good idea? I don't think so Mr. McCain. Why? Chances are that these weapons will be used against the USA in the future. Among the rebels, there are a lot of people fighting the "jihad." It's quite possible that some of them have connections with Al-Qaeda.
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In the New York Times, I read about the tragedy that took place in Newtown. On December 14, 2012, a maniac came shooting in the Sandy Hook Elementary School.
My thoughts are with the people in Newtown, Connecticut and I would like to offer my condolences on behalf of our website. I would also like to ask for a moment of silence for the 28 people who died because of a lunatic with a gun. Among the victims were 20 children. They had a whole life in front of them, and it ended brutally.
In my opinion it's way to easy for a lunatic to buy weapons, it's time to discuss gun control.
Attention: we use google translation to translate our website in your native language.
Please keep in mind that the translation isn't perfect, and it doesn't work on the Wikipedia page.
We won the PWA award
PWA stands for Popular Website Awards and the Heather Nova Online Magazine won this award. This is the second time, after 2003, that we win an award, and we're proud that we are selected by the Awards Manager of http://www.popularwebsiteawards.com.
If you want to verify our website than you will see the following message:
The website http://www.heathernova.us is a verified winner of our award.
They have been awarded as the #1 Popular site in their segment, based on feedback collected from a large sample of their users.
How popular are we on the Internet?
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Here you see a list of websites that links to our site.
Why do we share these links with you? Well, first of all, any site that mentions us deserves a link back, and secondly; it will help our site, and other sites too! to get a higher ranking on Google.
If you know a website that links to us then please share the link with us so that we can put it on our list
TTFN
Cynthia
Webmaster tips and tricks
Perhaps sometimes you wonder where do the visitors come from and which webpages are of the most interest to your audience? I wrote a short article titled:
How to monitor your site performance?
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Google Analytics is a great tool, but Google Analytics doesn't show you all the details you might need to keep your website interesting to your audience, and that's when you can use PHP to measure your site.
If you really want to know what's happening on your site, then you can use PHP and MySQL to track your site.
First, you need to create a MySQL database to store the referring URLs.
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Due to spam, I decided to use Facebook as a "Guestbook" on our site. You cannot only comment on the many articles on our beloved website, but you can also use Facebook to tell us how you think about our site and add suggestions on how we can improve the Heather Nova Online Magazine and believe it or not, it really works!
Lots of spammers are abusing Google, Bing and Yahoo to find online guest books because they love to abuse a guest book with their spam.
However, since we decided to fight spam, we use Facebook as a "guest book" and I haven't seen spam on our site ever since we decided to change our policy.
Sure, spammers still know how to reach us by email, but no longer directly on our site.
It's also the reason why we no longer support a forum because you can use Facebook on our site to share your point of view. Still, if you need to "sign" our guest book, you can go to the section "Guestbook" and tell the world how you think about our site. It's not a problem for us to use Facebook, but for spammers it is because they will be exposed with their Facebook profile.
If you have a website and want to have a "guest book," book" then do the same thing as we do: use Facebook so that you know that you're dealing with real people.
Do you want to help us to keep this site alive?
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Hosting a website like the Heather Nova Online Magazine cost a lot of money. This price for the server is $ 900.00 a year. We host the site by a company in the USA because we also want to support the USA. We want to keep the site alive, and you can help us with that by opening your own homepage on our website for $ 10.00 a year.
What will you get? You will get a homepage powered by the latest version of Horizon QCMS, including a dozen templates to choose from. Your homepage will be automatically ranked by a dozen search engines and best of all: by ordering a homepage you're also supporting the Heather Nova Online Magazine to keep our site alive. We will also donate $ 1.00 from each purchase to the World Wildlife Foundaion.
- Full Facebook support
- Simple gallery, to share your photos with the rest of the world
- Full support for YouTube.
- Full support for various multimedia files, including mp3, flash and mp4.
- Your personal access code
Click here for a free demo of Horizon QCMS version 3.5.1
The username for the demo is admin, the password is : demo123
Did you know that the Heather Nova Online Magazine is powered by Horizon QCMS? Well, now you do!
Do you want to know how a homepage will look under the umbrella of the Heather Nova Online Magazine? Go to my personal homepage on "http://user.heathernova.us/cynthia/"
Heather Nova live at Paradiso on April 2, 2012
Picture of Heather Nova on stage in Amsterdam at Paradiso on April 2, 2012.
All pictures are taken by Cynthia Fridsma.
You can click with your mouse on an image to start a slideshow.
Voyager 1 Reaches Final Boundary Before Interstellar Space
The Voyager 1, operated by the U.S. space agency NASA, has entered a newly discovered region at the edge of the solar system, and is close to crossing a final boundary into instellar space.
Scientists are calling this region between between the solar system and deep space the "magnetic highway."
Astronomers say Voyager is still under the influence of our Sun, but that it has reached an area in which highly charged energy particles from interstellar space are beginning to stream in.
Project scientist Edward Stone of the California Institute of Technology says astronomers did not previously know about this final boundary discovered by Voyager.
Palestinians call for 'Day of Rage' after Israeli strikeSecurity in Jerusalem and the West Bank was beefed up Friday as Israel braced for more protests.
'Can't catch me.' Wanted man arrested after taunting police on FacebookAnne Arundel County police arrested a 28-year-old man one day after say he taunted them on the social media site.
Jesse Eisenberg Tells Israeli Audience At Play He Didn't Fear Visiting
"Israel is a wonderful country, and it is an unfortunate time, of course, for people living here, but for me this has been a very good week," the actor says about his first-ever visit to Israel.
Haunted House in Beijing Attracts Visitors Following Release of 'The House That Never Dies'
The three-story town house, Chaonei No.81, is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Kuomintang officials mistress who committed suicide after the Communist Party takeover in 1949.
South Korean Filmmakers Laud Venice Fest Presence, Discuss Lack of Competition Spot
Film fest regulars Hong Sang-soo, Im Kwon-taek and Kim Ki-duk have been invited to present their new titles, but some are disappointed that Korean films won't be vying for the Golden Lion.
H.K. Director Peter Chan's 'Dearest' To Screen at Venice and Toronto
The drama about the search for a couple's missing son stars a bevy of Chinese stars, including Zhao Wei, Huang Bo, Zhang Yuqi, Zhang Yi, Tong Dawei and Hao Lei.
Director Zhang Yimou Talks Chinese Box Office, 'Coming Home' and the Upcoming 'Great Wall' (Q&A)
THR sat down with the legendary Chinese director to discuss his plans, the success of his artistic return to form in “Coming Home” and his coming big budget movie about the building of the Great Wall.
Venice: Al Pacino, Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke Set for Double Duty
Following Thursday's announcement of the lineup for the world's oldest film festival, find out which Hollywood stars will be attending which premieres, with some even doing multiple duties at the same time.
Comic-Con: Christopher Nolan Makes Surprise Appearance to Promote 'Interstellar'
"We’re trying to show the biggest imaginable phenomenon that exists in the universe," the director said at the tail end of Paramount's Hall H panel on Thursday.
Sky Movies to Screen Soccer Film 'Believe' in First Day-and-Date Offer for Subs
"We're delighted to have such a great film to kick off — no pun intended — this experiment in breaking the traditional windows," says Ian Lewis, director of BSkyB's Sky Movies.
'Off the Cuff' Podcast: Michael Peña On Why 'Making Movies Is Like Making Love'
The actor and son of Mexican immigrants has produced a new inspiring documentary and tells #pretapodcasts how his life was changed by "this movie called 'Crash.'"
Following on his Superman image from Wednesday, the "Batman v. Superman" director has now posted a new portrait of Ben Affleck as the latest Dark Knight.
PTC: With 'Fifty Shades' Trailer, 'Today' is 'Helping to Promote Mommy Porn'
The watchdog group finds the morning show's promotion and airing of the trailer for a movie version of EL James' erotic novel "very troubling" and thinks an NC-17 rating would be warranted for the film.
India Set for Major Box-Office Weekend at Home and Abroad
While top star Salman Khan's "Kick" is eyeing a strong holiday weekend debut in India, blockbuster "Dhoom 3" could become the country's biggest release ever in China.
Comic-Con: Batfleck Cowl Displayed by DC Entertainment
Fans visiting DC Entertainment's space on the main floor of San Diego Comic-Con will have the chance to see the next Batman costume in person years before it debuts on-screen.
Oscar-Nominated Producer Reveals Why His Car Is Now His Office (Guest Column)
As studios purge rich on-the-lot deals, this top dealmaker has learned to love — and make do with — a mobile workspace on wheels (complete with Siri as the assistant).
German director Jan Martin Scharf turns actors Gordon Kaemmerer, Oliver Konietzny and Sonja Gerhardt into breakdancers from East Germany in this entertaining if derivative film.
'All Yours' ('Je suis a toi'): Karlovy Vary Review
Nahuel Perez Biscayart, Jean-Michel Balthazar and Monia Chokri star in Belgian director David Lambert's second feature, largely set in a bakery in Hicksville, Wallonia.
This beautifully composed docu-musical pays tribute to Jewish musicians and performers persecuted by the Nazis during their wartime occupation of Central Europe.
